President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, performed the ground-breaking of the N100bn expansion project for Ashaka Cement’s new 2.5million metric-tonne capacity cement production line in Gombe, North East Nigeria. The project, which will be completed within three years, will increase the company’s current production capacity of over one million metric tonnes to about four million metric tonnes…
Ex-Barcelona Coach Dies at 45
Tito Vilanova, ex-Barcelona Football Club coach has died after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was aged 45. Vilanova had a tumour removed from his throat in November 2011 before suffering a relapse in December 2012. He stepped down as Barcelona’s boss last July to continue his treatment, while Gerardo Martino took charge. Announcing the…
FG distributes Cash To Agric Cooperative Societies
In order to boost agricultural production in Nigeria, the Federal Government has distributed N2.2bn to the 444 agricultural-based cooperative societies in 148 local government areas out of the 774 LGs in the country. The three agricultural-based cooperative societies selected from each of the 148 LGAs received N500, 000 each for group agricultural activities, for…
Nokia finalises Deal with Microsoft
Finnish telecom giant, Nokia announced on Friday that it has substantially completed the sale of its Devices & Services sector to Microsoft. The company said that the value of the transfer announced in September, 2013, would be slightly higher than the earlier quoted price of 5.44 billion euros ($7.52 billion). The US software giant,…
Hayford Alile Turns 74, Awards Scholarship
The Hayford Alile Foundation, THAF has awarded scholarships to five undergraduates. The five undergraduates who were awarded N200,000 each were presented with the scholarship at an event held at the University of Lagos, today to mark the 74th birthday of Apostle Hayford Alile, founder of THAF. The list of the lucky recipients of the THAF…
Nigeria leads AU debate on conflict-free Africa
Nigeria will lead the 15-member African Union, AU, Peace and Security Council on a debate to evolve a mechanism for attaining a conflict-free Africa by 2020, on April 24. Bulus Lolo, Nigeria’s Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the AU is chairing the session for the Security Council for the month of April and will…
Manchester United sacks David Moyes
David Moyes, Manchester United Manager has been sacked, just 10 months after succeeding Alex Ferguson. He was dismissed at a meeting with Ed Woodward, executive vice-chairman at the club’s Carrington training ground on Tuesday. Moyes, 50, was chosen by Ferguson as the man to succeed him when he retired after 26 years…
Pakistani Arrested At Lagos Airport for Drug Trafficking
Iftikihar Arslan, a 19‑year‑old Pakistani, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for attempting to smuggle 25 parcels of heroin into Nigeria. The suspect, who claimed to be a student of Punjab College in Pakistan, was apprehended at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos, by NDLEA operatives…
Voters Registration Begins in May
Attahiru Jega, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has revealed the commission would commence its continuos voter registration exercise in May 2014 ahead of the 2015 general elections. Jega stated this on Thursday at the opening ceremony of INEC/State Independent Electoral Commissions, SIECs, Experience Sharing Conference, organized by United Nations Development Programme, UNDP,…
FG Proposes Six-month Jail Term for Smokers
The Federal Executive Council, FEC has approved the draft National Tobacco Control Bill 2004 that will be sent to the National Assembly as an Executive Bill for promulgation into law. The Bill recommends a minimum of six months imprisonment or N50,000 or both for individuals that smoke outside public places selected as smoking areas. Labaran…
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